My Advanced Facelift Postoperative Results and Remarks

Part I

Chris had an Advanced Facelift Procedure 5 months ago and discusses her recovery and results in this 3 part series.

Chris had the Advanced Facelift Patient and Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty procedure by Dr. Jon Mendelsohn

In general, a face-lift involves elevating the skin and tightening the underlying tissues and muscles. Fat in the face and neck may be sculpted, removed or redistributed. Facial skin is then re-draped over the newly repositioned contours of the face, excess skin is removed, and the wound is stitched or taped closed.

The deep plane facelift is generally considered the most comprehensive and long lasting type of facelift. This facelift involves the layer of muscles under your facial skin. These muscles are responsible for much of the drooping or sagging you may experience in your face as you age.

You should look and feel normal after 2 – 4 weeks. Keep in mind that facelift surgery cannot stop natural aging, so we encourage patients to continue to take care of their skin and make healthy lifestyle choices.

A facelift will provide much more long-lasting results than non-surgical options. Most surgeons say a facelift or necklift will “last” about 8-10 years.

Dr. Jon Mendelsohn is a gifted Cincinnati facial plastic surgeon who has helped thousands of facelift patients achieve a more youthful and refreshed appearance. He uses the most advanced techniques in his Advanced Lift facelifting procedure to help patients erase the signs of aging — including deep folds and sagging skin, jowls, and neck.  The results of this face lift technique create a natural and more refreshed appearance.

So I guess the reason I decided it was time was I there were certain things when I was looking in the mirror that just kept bothering me. So the jowls and that was probably the biggest thing. And then of course, the under the eye as well. So my thought was I kept putting a date on it thinking like, oh, maybe when I'm 55 or 60. And then my thought was, why am I going to wait another five years and be unhappy every time I look in the mirror? Why am I putting a number on it? Why not just now? I did a lot of research online and I really wasn't able to find anything that showed a day by day progression to really be prepared for what the healing process looked like.

I was always able to find before pictures and after pictures, but I wasn't able to find something that gave me kind of a chronological day by day recovery process.

I really wasn't afraid. I think I was more excited. But then as the day as the actual surgery day approached, I think you kind of go through a wave of you're really excited. Then when the day actually gets there, you're a little bit apprehensive. But I really wasn't nervous about pain or anything like that. I think it was more concerns about the recovery process and just having to be down that long because I'm not really one to handle that very well.